California’s attorney general was asked by a federal judge Wednesday to weigh in on whether Pacific Gas and Electric Co. committed a state-level crime if it maintained its equipment poorly, sparking ... read more

u.s. Judge Asks Ca Ag To Advise Whether Any Pg&E Recklessness In Wildfires Would Be State Crime

A federal judge in San Francisco asked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today to advise him on whether possible reckless operation of PG&E power lines in connection with recent wildfires ... read more

Camp Fire: PG&E could be prosecuted for murder, attorney general says in filing

Attorney General Xavier Becerra, in an opinion submitted to a federal judge overseeing the criminal ... country and elsewhere in Northern California in late 2017. Cal Fire has determined that PG&E ... read more

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PG&E could face murder charges for California wildfires

PG&E was convicted of violating federal pipeline safety laws, and the judge asked for the attorney general’s opinion on whether ... miles in the northern and central areas of the state. The California ... read more

According to the attorney general ... ask should this company be allowed to do business in California?" State Sen. Jerry Hill told the Associated Press in November. Becerra's brief was submitted to a ... read more

Prosecutors: Fires may mean PG&E violated criminal sentence

"We are committed to working together with our state ... judge could find PG&E violated terms of its probation that banned it from committing another crime and requiring that it implement an effective ... read more

Judge in PG&E San Bruno case demands wildfire answers

The federal judge ... PG&E safety and reporting with respect to power lines and wildfires?” the order asked. Hill demanded Tuesday that top state justice officials begin a probe of PG&E’s role in the ... read more

Filing: Utility could face charges in California wildfires

PG&E was convicted of violating federal pipeline safety laws, and the judge asked for the attorney general's opinion on whether any ... in northern and central areas of the state. The California ... read more

PG&E Could Face Murder Charges In Recent California Wildfires

PG&E was convicted of violating federal pipeline safety laws, and the judge asked for the attorney general’s opinion on whether ... in northern and central areas of the state. READ MORE: California ... read more

“We are committed to working together with our state ... judge could find PG&E violated terms of its probation that banned it from committing another crime and requiring that it implement an effective ... read more

Judge in PG&E case demands wildfire answers

The federal ... that top state justice officials begin a probe of PG&E’s role in the wildfires. “I would hope that the state Attorney General also look at any potential criminal activity on the part ... read more

Could murder charges be brought against PG&E? There’s legal precedent

In California, then-Attorney General ... PG&E bears any responsibility for the Camp Fire, which killed at least 86 people and leveled the town of Paradise in Butte County. But, asked by U.S. District ... read more